What is Strong Signal
Strong Signal – is a delusive browser application, which is developed by SuperWeb LLC. It supports popular internet browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer. It poses as useful program, but it was created to downloading and displaying various advertisements (banners, pop-ups, in-text links). This is why Strong Signal is considered as potentially unwanted software. Its advertisements redirect user to potentially harmful websites, where PC may be additionally infected. Moreover, programs like Strong Signal can scan users browser activity and computer. Scanned information may be shared with third-parties. It is highly preferred to remove Strong Signal from computer.
How is Strong Signal installed on my PC?
Since Strong Signal is classified as adware, it needs a stealthy method of PC infection. The most popular method is “bundling”. Let me introduce how it works. Developers bind malicious software to free software, so when user installs freeware, he installs bound malware too. We recommend you to don’t download freeware or shareware. Or be attentive and careful during installation process. Also, choose custom/advanced setup settings to disable installation of unwanted programs.
How to remove Strong Signal?
The best way to uninstall unwanted program is special removal tool. Also you can delete it manually by following instructions, which are located below.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to Strong Signal – files, folders, registry keys.
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Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Strong Signal.
Manual Strong Signal Removal Guide
Windows 7:
- Click the Start;
- Click Control Panel;
- Click Uninstall a program (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Category);
Click Programs and Features (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Icons); - Find programs possibly related to Strong Signal;
- Click Uninstall;
- Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8:
- Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.);
- Enter control panel in the search box, and then tap or click Control Panel;
- Under View by:, select Large Icons, and then tap or click Programs and features;
- Find programs possibly related to Strong Signal;
- Tap or click the program, and then tap or click Uninstall;
- Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
Windows XP:
- Click Start;
- Click Control Panel;
- Double-click Add or Remove Programs;
- Find programs possibly related to Strong Signal and Click it;
- Click to Remove;
- Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Google Chrome:
You can skip steps 2-4 point by typing “chrome://extensions/” in address bar.
- Open Google Chrome;
- Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E, Alt+F;
- Click Settings;
- Click Extensions;
- Find Strong Signal;
- Click on bin icon to remove extension.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
You can skip steps 2-3 by typing “about:addons” in address bar or pressing Shift+Ctrl+A.
- Open Mozilla Firefox;
- Press Alt+T or Click Tools on the top of the browser;
- Click Add-ons;
- Click Extensions;
- Find Strong Signal;
- Click Disable or Remove.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open Internet Explorer;
- Press Alt+T, or Click on Gear Icon in the right-top corner;
- Click Manage Add-ons;
- Select Toolbars and Extensions;
- Find Strong Signal and Click Disable ;
- Click More information button;
- Click Remove
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
Conclusion
Strong Signal – is typical adware, that annoys user and distracts him from work or rest. In addition, it can be a reason of different PC infections in future.
Spy Hunter 4 will not remove Strong Signal. Something else reloads to malware.
When I get to stage 7 of removing Strong Signal from IE, the Remove box is faint and cannot be accessed, so SS cannot be removed from my IE as described.